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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

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Globally, ecommerce growth projections are also on an upward trajectory: They show that retail sales may exceed $4.058 trillion by as soon as 2020. of total retail sales. When you buy shoes from an online shoe retailer, it is a business-to-consumer transaction. Business-to-Business (B2B). Image source.

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What to Sell in 2018: How to Find a Product Niche and Start Selling Online

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Learn how they secretly became the fastest growing retailer in the U.S. Suzanne Moore started an online rubber stamp store right as the creative market was booming, and her business grew so fast that she was able to sell the store and launch a new venture helping other online entrepreneurs grow their own businesses.

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How Coronavirus Is Impacting Ecommerce

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Small business assistance. In an attempt to alleviate financial pressure on small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Google is giving away $350 million in ad credits. has reserved a much-needed $370 billion for small businesses loans. Retailers experiencing a shopping surge. Watch it here.

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234 American Business Owners on Starting, Scaling and Staying Inspired

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Their stories are conveniently ignored when you hear about the extinction of small businesses. In reading this article, you’ve begun a journey into the passions, success stories and advice of more than 200 American business owners trying to make ends meet while they make life a little sweeter for those around them.

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How Amazon and Independent Ecommerce Brands Grew Online Sales 18,233% in 20 Years [Infographic]

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Either way, the relationship is symbiotic, and though for much of Amazon’s history small business and other verticalized online sellers made an enemy of the marketplace, those tides are very quickly changing. Free shipping, offered by half of all businesses in 2015, has become a consumer expectation. The Converging of Retail.

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72 American Business Owners on What Motivated Them To Become Entrepreneurs

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Fulfilling a dream. We do have a retail store in Independence, Virginia and welcome visitors from all over the world. John and his wife, Daisy, grew the business to become internationally known, and opened the first retail store in Hawaii. The fun of running a business. BigCommerce is central to that plan!

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [March 2021]

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With 160 million customers visiting Walmart stores or Walmart.com each week , Walmart is the largest retailer in the US. If you’re interested in learning how your brand capitalize on the platform that’s becoming a dominant competitor in both in-store and online retail, join our Walmart Advertising 101 webinar on February 24th at 11 am ET.

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